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VOL. 51 / NO. 50 • SUNDAY OF FORE-FATHERS • TONE 2 • DEC. 14, 2014
VOL. 52 / NO. 50 • SUNDAY OF FOREFATHERS • TONE 4 • DECEMBER 13, 2015
26401 ST. JOSAPHAT DRIVE • WARREN, MI 48091 Rectory & Office: 586-755-1740 • Fax: 586-755-1399 www.stjoschurchosbm.com • Email: [email protected]
Parish Centre: 586-758-7711 • www.stjosaphatbanquets.com
Email: [email protected]
Pastor: Fr. Mario Dacechen, OSBM Cell: 917-842-2819 • Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Fr. Walter Rybicky, OSBM • Email: [email protected] Br. Joao Kalevski, OSBM • Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Sundays 9:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.
(Office is closed for lunch 12:00 –1:00 p.m.) IC Schools: 586-574-2480 • www.icschools.org / www.icschools.net
REGULAR SCHEDULE OF DIVINE LITURGIES Sunday: (Ukrainian) 8:30, 10:00 a.m.; (English) 12:00 noon.
Saturday: (Ukrainian) 8:30 a.m.; (English) 4:00 p.m. Weekdays: (Ukrainian) 8:30 a.m.
Holy Days & Obligatory Feasts: (Ukr.) 9:00 and (Eng.) 7:00 p.m. Confessions - During Liturgies
Saturday 4:00pm, Sunday 8:30, 10:00 & 12:00 and all Holy Days
To arrange for Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion and Funerals - call the Office first.
For Weddings make an appointment with the Pastor, at least 6 months ahead.
26401 ST JOSAPHAT DRIVE WARREN, MI 48091
Office: 586-755-1740 • Fax: 586-755-1399 email: [email protected] •www.stjoschurch.com
Parish Centre: 586-758-7711 Email: [email protected]
Pastor: Fr. Mario Dacechen, OSBM Cell: 917-842-2819
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Fr. Walter Rybicky, OSBM Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
(Office is closed for lunch 12:00–1:00 p.m.)
IC Schools: 586-574-2480 • www.icschools.org
www.icschools.net
To arrange for Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion and Funerals - call the Office first.
For Weddings make an appointment with the Pastor, at least 6 months ahead.
REGULAR SCHEDULE OF DIVINE LITURGIES Sunday: (Ukrainian) 8:30, 10:00 a.m.; (English) 12:00 noon.
Saturday: (Ukrainian) 8:30 a.m.; (English) 4:00 p.m. Weekdays: (Ukrainian) 8:30 a.m.
Holy Days & Obligatory Feasts: (Ukr.) 9:00 and (Eng.) 7:00 p.m. Confessions - During Liturgies
Saturday 4:00pm, Sunday 8:30, 10:00 & 12:00 and all Holy Days
XRYSTOS ROWDA+T?S}!
SLAVIM JOHO!
CHRIST IS BORN! LET US GLORIFY HIM!
December 25, 2016 St. Josaphat, Warren, Michigan Page 2
LITURGIES FOR THE WEEK
Sunday, December 25, 2016 (Prayer Book pg. 470) Christmas Day / Rizdvo (Molytovnyk. st. 459) Gal. 4: 4-7; Mt. 2: 1-12
11:00a.m. Private Intention
Monday, December 26, 2016 Synaxis of Blessed Virgin Mary Heb. 2: 11-18; Mt. 2: 13-23
9:00 #1698 + Olga Czarnonycz — L. Nestorowich
7:00p.m. #1646 + Olena Bojcuniak — W. & A. Credi Prayer Families: A. Florchuk / K. Senyk
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 Feast of St. Stephen Acts. 6:8 - 7:5, 47-60; Mt. 21: 33-42
9:00 #1587 ++ Stefan & Bozena Slywka — I. Kisil & Family
7:00p.m. #631 ++ All Deceased Stasyk Family Members
— S. & I. Stasyk Prayer Families: J. Futiak / O. Seniw
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 (St. Nicomedia)
1 Pt. 4: 1-11; Mk. 12: 28-37
8:30 #1741 ++ Oksana & Boris Lewytsky— L. & A. Kalymon
#1246 + Olga Czarnonycz — O.L.P.H Sodality Prayer Families: P. Futiak / D. Scott
Thursday, December 29, 2016 (Holy Innocents)
1 Pt. 4:12 - 5:5; Mk. 12: 38-44
8:30 #1478 + Wasyl Bojcuniak — Family
Ukrainian Village
11:00 #1267 + Irene Lash — A. & I. Maritczak Prayer Families: I. Garapiak / A. Sciacca
Friday, December 30, 2016 (St. Anysia)
2 Pt. 1: 1-10; Mk. 13: 1-8
8:30 #1299 + John Hryshko — V. Kumlyk
#1629 + Joseph Hudson — M. & I. Pryjma Prayer Families: J. Gasparovich / K. Schulyk
Saturday, December 31, 2016 New Years Eve (St. Melania)
1 Tim. 6: 11-16; Mt. 12: 15-21
9:00 Liturgy of Thanksgiving
4:00p.m. Liturgy of Thanksgiving Prayer Families: K. George / W. Schaller
Sunday, January 01, 2017 New Years Day
Circumcision — St. Basil the Great 2 Tim. 4: 5-8; Mk. 1: 1-18
8:30 #1446 Health & God's Blessings for
Fr. Basil Salkovski, OSBM and all the clergy
10:00 For The Parish
12:00 #1766 Health & God's Blessings for Serafyn & Lawrin
Families
Altar Cleaning
Helen Hryshko and Linda Zajac
Liturgy Received For The Repose of the Soul
+ In Memory of Tanas P. Hayda
Irene & Myroslaw Pryjma Doris & Andrey Duzey
Osypa Shalay & Family
Христос Рождається!
ВЕСЕЛИХ І БЛАГОСЛОВЕННИХ СВЯТ
РІЗДВА ХРИСТОВОГО ТА
ЩАСЛИВОГО НОВОГО РОКУ!
о.Маріо Дацишин,:SVV
о.Володимир Рибіцький,:SVV
br. Ivan Kalevski, :SVV
ta Spivrobitnyky Sv. Josafata
We wish you and your family a
"Blessed and Merry Christmas
and Prosperous New Year 2017."
Fr. Mario Dacechen, OSBM
Fr. Walter Rybicky, OSBM
Br. Joao Kalevski, OSBM
and the Staff at St. Josaphat Church
The Staff and Parishioners
of St. Josaphat Church
would like to wish
Fr. Mario Dacechen, OSBM
Fr. Walter Rybicky, OSBM
Fr. Roman Hykavy, OSBM
Fr. Daniel Schaicoski, OSBM
and Br. Joao Kalevski, OSBM
and all the clergy
of the Order of St. Basil the Great.
Happy Feast Day
and Mnohaya Lita!
December 25, 2016 St. Josaphat, Warren, Michigan Page 3
CHRISTMAS 2016
'I contemplate a divine and marvelous mystery: heaven
has become a cave; the throne of cherubim, a Virgin;
and the manger; an honorable place in which lies Christ
God, the Incomprehensible. Let us praise and extol
Him.'
Today we celebrate this most incredible event where
God becomes a man yet is still God. Man could not see
God and live, so God became visible an accessible to us in
Jesus Christ. He came to us in a most humble way; He
came to us as an innocent baby born in a stable, and
wrapped in simple clothing. This is the mystery of the
Incarnation: God becomes a vulnerable infant, sharing our
experiences except sin. Through the virtues of Jesus birth,
life, death and resurrection, we become children of God.
When we are invited to a child's birthday party we bring
a gift. Today we celebrate the birthday of a heavenly child
who is both divine and human, becoming God's greatest gift
for us. And because of his birth, we are able to celebrate
our birthdays, for we will live forever more, because of
Christmas Day. In the midst of turmoil in the world and the
continual war in Ukraine, God is with us!
We, the clergy, and staff of St. Josaphat's celebrate the
birth of Christ, Our Savior with you; wish you and your
loved ones a blessed and peaceful Christmas, and a happy
and prosperous New Year.
Dear Parishioners,
As we approach the most beautiful time of the year, Christmas
season, we thank all of you for your support of our Church and
our Schools. Let us together be thankful to God for giving us
such beautiful institutions.
Let us also not forget, during this glorious time of the year, to
give our gift to our Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic
Schools. No matter how small your donation is, it will help us
continue to carry out our mission of educating the future of our
Ukrainian Community.
May the good Lord bless you and your family.
Fr. Daniel Schaicoski, OSBM
Home Blessing (starting Jan. 6th)
Our Basilian Fathers will be blessing homes. If you would
like your home blessed, or you have a specific date
and time, fill out the form that was sent to you or call
917-842-2819.
Sv];enn] Domiv (po;yna=t/s] 6-ho si;n])
Na'i Otci budut/ xodyty z Sv];eno[ Vodo[. Xto bawa=
ozna;enyj ;as, prosymo zazna;yty na kartci, ]ku vy
otrymaly iz sv]to;nym pobawann]m abo podzvonyty na
917-842-2819.
Rizdvo 2016
Щиро вітаємо парафіян та гостей
із Різдво Христовим нашим християнським
різдвяним привітом Христос рождається!
Таїнство бачу я дивне й преславне: небом стає
вертеп, престолом херувимським – Діва, оселею – ясла,
в яких лежить неосяжний Христос Бог. Його,
оспівуємо і величаємо!
Сьогодні святкуємо найвизначнішу подію, коли Бог
стає чоловіком.
Людина не могла жити і не бачити Бога, тоді Бог
став видимим і доступним нам в Ісусі Христі.
Він прийшов до нас у найзвичайніший спосіб, Він
прийшов до нас як немовлятко народжений у яслах,
покритий пеленами. Це є тайна воплочення; Це
невинне немовлятко уподобилось до нас в усьому,
крім гріха.
Через Ісусове народження, життя, смерть і
воскресіння, ми стали дітьми Божими.
Коли нас запрошують на день уродин дитини, ми
даємо подарунок. Сьогодні святкуємо день народження
небесної дитини, що є Бог і людина, Він став нам
превеликим даром. Через Його народження, ми
святкуємо власний день народження, бо будемо жити
повік. Серед світових турбот, нещасть і війни на
Україні, з нами завжди і всюди є Бог !
Ми духовенство та провід церкви Св. Йосафата
святкуючи разом з вами Різдво Христове, бажаємо всім
Вам , Дорогі Парафіяни та Вашим рідним тут і на
Україні благословенного та мирного і радісного Різдва
Христового, та Щасливого, здорового та дуже
успішного Нового Року!
Qyra pod]ka vid Otciv dl] Marijs/ko\
Druwyny: Neostanno\ Pomo;i i Zavarnyci i Parafi]n za pidhotovku do Rizdv]nyx sv]t, za
postinu matri]l/nu pidtrymku naшo\ cerkvy,
osoblyvo v Rizdv]nyj ;as.
Serde;na pod]ka za Rizdv]ni pobawann], za molytvy i za qedri darunky.
Nexaj Boh vynaxorodyt/ Vas za vse.
Our sincere thank you from the Priests at St. Josaphat to the ladies of O.L.P.H. and Zarvanycia and to the Parishioners for their constant efforts, support and generosity with the preparations in church before, during and after the holidays. Heartfelt thank you for the prayers, holiday wishes and generous gifts. May God bless you and reward you for this.
December 25, 2016 St. Josaphat, Warren, Michigan Page 4
Mnoha] Lita!
Catechism Classes
Parents are welcome to be a part
of their child’s Faith Formation. Mondays - 6:30p.m. to 8:00p.m.
in the Parish Hall
Catechism classes
for High School students Mondays - 6:30p.m. to 8:00p.m. in the classroom
Calendar
Saturday, December 24, 2016 – Christmas Eve (fast from meat) 9:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy 10:00 p.m. – Christmas Compline / Solemn Christmas
Divine Liturgy (Ukr./Eng.)
Sunday, December 25, 2016 – Christmas Day 11:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy (Eng./Ukr.)
Monday, December 26, 2016 – Synaxis of Blessed Mother 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. – Divine Liturgies
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 – Feast of St. Stephen 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. – Divine Liturgies
Saturday, December 31, 2016 – New Year's Eve 9:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m. – Divine Liturgies of Thanksgiving
Sunday, January 01, 2017 – New Year's Day 8:30 a.m. – Divine Liturgy (Ukr.) 10:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy (Ukr.) 12:00 p.m. – Divine Liturgy (Eng.)
Thursday, January 05, 2017 – Eve of Epiphany (fast from meat) 9:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy - small Water Blessing 7:00 p.m. – Divine Liturgy (Eng./Ukr.) First Friday, January 06, 2017 – Epiphany 9:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. – Great Water Blessing 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Silent Adoration of the Holy Eucharist 7:00 p.m. – Divine Liturgy (Ukr./Eng.)
Sunday, January 15, 2017 – Prosphora 1:30p.m. at St, Josaphat Banquet Center
Best Wishes, Health, Happiness and God's Blessings.
Happy Birthday
Names printed are for birthdays for this week — from Sunday thru Saturday
Maria Klym, Milton Stetkiw, Mary Stetkiw,
Anna Fedenko, Rosemary Dyell, George Babij,
Olga Koniuch, Carol Comiskey, Daria Brown,
Jonathan Winek, Anne Halash, Alexander Baranyk,
Donald Bondra, Nichola Truszkowski
Best Wishes, Health & God's Blessings For a Happy Birthday
Mary Kaliszczak
from Kaliszczak Family
Looking For Assistance
Looking for a responsible person wanting to drive an
elderly couple to doctor appointments and weekly grocery
shopping.
If interested, please call between 5:00pm to 9:00pm
at 905-624-1718.
Looking For Employment
Looking to take care of a young child or an
elderly person. Open availability to work. Certified in
both areas and have over 8 years of experience.
For more information, please call Christina at
586-808-8677.
Why am I here? Where am I going?
How do I get there?
If you are asking these questions — than it is time to no longer
be a sleeping TOURIST, but rather you start the journey to
become an adventurous PILGRIM who is ready to discover the
true meaning and purpose of life.
Come and explore your Catholic Faith and learn how to become
JOYFUL!
Tuesday's starting Jan 10, 2017 at 7:00pm in our Classroom.
We will begin the year exploring what is prayer and how to pray,
and explore more deeply the most beautiful prayer of all - The
Holy Liturgy.
Come join us - to watch and listen thought-provoking videos
and speakers and to join in on discussions that will enlighten
your Catholic faith and help you in your journey. For more information contact the church office. There is no cost or registration. The series is sponsored by our
St Josaphat Council #8441 Knights of Columbus.
December 25, 2016 St. Josaphat, Warren, Michigan Page 5
CHRISTMAS PASTORAL LETTER OF HIS BEATITUDE SVIATOSLAV
Most Reverend Archbishops and Metropolitans, God-loving Bishops, Very Reverend Clergy, Venerable Monastics, Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters, in Ukraine and throughout the world
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and
truth. John 1:14
Christ is born! Glorify Him!
Today our hearts are filled with lightsome Christmas joy. The eternal God becomes man, so that man
might be united and reconciled with Him forever. The Son of God becomes the son of the Virgin from Nazareth
and allows Himself to be carried in human arms. For us, Christians, this great and unfathomable Mystery of the
incarnation of the Son of God is the key to knowing the nature of God and understanding the history of
salvation. The Nativity of Christ shows us who God is and who we are to be in relation to Him and to one
another.
Gazing upon the pre-eternal God born in a simple stable cave, the Church sings: “From the bosom of the
Father You came forth, O Lover of mankind, and in ineffable humility accepted supernatural poverty. You, O
Lord, deigned to dwell in a cave, and, as a child, You, the Creator and Lord, are nursed at the breasts. Therefore,
led by a star, the Magi bring You gifts, as to the Lord of creation, and the shepherds and angels wonder and cry
out: Glory to God in the highest, Who is now coming in the form of a human being, to be born on earth” (Sunday
before Nativity, Matins Praises).
In the birth of His Only-begotten Son among us, the almighty Creator of all that is seen and unseen shows
us the reality of the most important and deepest truths on how parents are to regard their own child. He treats
His creation as a loving Father, who sees to it that His small child has everything necessary for life and for
growth to maturity, in His Image and Likeness. And in the figure of the Most Holy Theotokos, He reveals to us
the grandeur of a mother, who shares of her own body in order to bring her child into the world, and with
tenderness and dedication watches over it, bestowing upon it the highest efforts of her soul, her spiritual world,
full of the grace of the Holy Spirit.
The Only-begotten Son of God, “True God from true God,” in order to fulfill the will of His Father,
chose to be conceived and be carried for nine months in a mother’s womb, and to be born in all the frailty and
weakness of human nature, “taking on the form of a slave” (see Phil 2:7). He did not merely become a human
being, but took upon Himself all human susceptibility and helplessness, and having become an infant,
experienced all the difficulties and dangers associated with human life. In Christ Jesus, God has once and for all
taken upon himself the fullness of all that we consider “being Human”—the full measure of human existence
with all its greatness, but also all its drama.
Based on this divine-human experience, the Almighty knows about that which hurts in me, why I cry or
rejoice. He knows each one of us, because until the end of the world He continues to live with humanity and in
humanity. He continues to share in every human suffering, He rejoices in every joy of ours, He continues to die
in each human death, He continues to be persecuted and dishonored in each person whom the present world
rejects and scorns. Christmas is the birth of God in me, the incarnation of the Son of God in my human history, in
my life, no matter how trivial and complicated it may seem to me. Thus, my life, whatever the case, acquires
meaning, for that, which is personally mine, has forever become personal for Him!
Today Christ the Lord is born in the history of our people and of His holy Church “for our sake and for
our salvation.” In this moment of history, which we are experiencing together, He “is able to save to the utter
most those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to intercede,” as we read in the Epistle to
the Hebrews (7:25). As then in Bethlehem Jesus needed Mary and Joseph to bring him into the world of
December 25, 2016 St. Josaphat, Warren, Michigan Page 6 mankind, so today He needs us, Christians of the third millennium, so that through our faith we might bring
Him into our world, into present history and culture. Even more, we must bring Christ, born today for our
salvation, into the corners of our personal, family, and social life. God wants to enter there and be personally
present. However, He respects our free will and waits for us to be open to Him.
Therefore, it depends on us: to let Jesus Christ into our lives, or to close the door before Him, as was the case with
the inns of Bethlehem. Where God is received, there everything is brought to life and is renewed. Those who open their
hearts to Him receive hope, a new sense of their own existence, today and for the future. And on the contrary, where He is
rejected or not allowed to enter everything dies, is subject to decay, ruin, and corruption. There one abides under the
authority of death, is subject to false gods, violence, and deceit, and in the end loses meaning in his or her life, loses hope in
tomorrow, as everything dies before their eyes already today.
So let us celebrate Christ’s Nativity, allowing the Savior who is being born to enter into our intimate selves. Let us
wrap Him in the swaddling clothes of our personal, family, and social life. Let us warm Him with our hope, like the wise
men who followed the Christmas star. May our everyday life be enlightened by the tender love, that the Divine Babe pours
out on us.
In our personal lives let us avoid sin and do good. Let us make an effort, so that our thoughts and life choices be
filled with God. Let us live in such a way that our neighbors might see that we are God’s children, following His Word and
His Commandments. In difficult times let us not forget that our Lord God loves with His limitless love, which is greater
than our mistakes and failures, is stronger than our sins and offenses. Our Creator desires that we always be able to bring
this love of His into the lives of others—and to bring it to life in our relationships and in our actions. Christmas is not only
an historical event “in the days of Herod, king of Judea” (Lk 1:5). Christmas is a spiritual event of God’s unceasing presence,
embodied in every moment and every place, fulfilled for me and in me.
In our family lives, in everything, let us seek to live in love and harmony. Parents, remember that most frequently
children create an image of God on the basis of your behavior, your love for one another, your sacrifice, generosity, and joy
of life. Teach them to pray with sincerity first of all by your own example. In all remember that your children have been
entrusted to you by the very Creator and Heavenly Father, so that you might raise them in love for Him, and for His glory.
Especially in these festive days, provide them with wonderful Christmas memories, so they might experience the joy of the
Christian life, which allows one to overcome all difficulties and adversities.
In our social life, especially in midst of today’s economic and political challenges, and military conflict, let us
remember that God is with us! We are not alone in the pain, suffering, and blood of this war. In His birth our Lord is made
incarnate also today, in this historical moment in which we are called to live and die, build and restore, defend our Country
from its enemy, and heal the wounds of the past and present. On Christmas Day, it is to us that St. Paul speaks, calling us to
holiness of life: “…so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may
have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love
of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Eph 3:17–19).
As Christians, we are called today to be like the shepherds in the Gospel, who first received the news of the birth of
the Savior, to carry it into the world and share it with our neighbors. In fulfilling this Christmas task, let us fill our homes,
churches and our whole land with the singing of our ancient koliada-carol. Today let our koliada resound in all Ukraine and
wherever there beats a Ukrainian heart! Let the joy of today’s feast fill us with hope of victory, not ours, but Christ’s, who
alone can bring together that, which today seems hopelessly divided, both in Ukraine and throughout the world.
Let us carry the newborn Savior in our caroling to all who today are sad or feel lonely. Let us share our joy and Holy
Vigil Supper with those who thirst and hunger for justice and human attention. Let us visit those who are imprisoned, who
are far from home or travelling. Let us carry the heavenly light of Christmas to the wounded and the suffering. Let us
remember in prayer those held captive, those who suffer abuse and call out to God for the light of hope while under fire in
the so-called demarcation line, on the occupied territories of Eastern Ukraine and Crimea. Let us be united in our thoughts
and prayers with our soldiers, who are courageously defending our Christmas. Let us not forget about those, who anxiously
await their safe return.
Wherever you may be, Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the youngest to the oldest, whether in Ukraine or abroad,
from my sincere heart I wish each of you a tasty kutia, a Christmas full of cheer, and a happy and blessed New Year! Christ
is born! Glorify Him! † SVIATOSLAV
December 25, 2016 St. Josaphat, Warren, Michigan Page 7
St. Josaphat and Immaculate Conception
Churches
cordially invite you to the
Prosphora Dinner
Sunday, January 15, 2017 - 1:30p.m.
St. Josaphat Banquet Centre, Warren, MI
Tickets available in both church offices.
Adults - $25.00 Children - free (10 yrs & under) - must have a ticket
Deadline: January 10, 2017
Spil/na Prosfora
u nedil[, 15-ho si;na 2017 - hod. 1:30p.p.
u parafi]l/nomu oseredku sv. Josafata v Voren
Kvytky mowna prydbaty v cerkovnyx kancel]ri]x v sv. Josafata i Neporo;noho Za;att]
Kvytky po $25.00
Dity do 10 rokiv bezko'tovno
